| COVID-19 Update on Mon, Apr 19th *Update* The Weekly COVID-19 update with Jefferson County Public Health Officer, Dr. Thomas Locke. To watch live or recorded videos of the entire 9 a.m. Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting, including the 9:45 a.m. COVID-19 update, go to the website for videos of meetings. You can choose “Streaming Live” or, if viewing later, “Recorded.” You can also listen live to Dr. Locke on KPTZ or later in the KPTZ archives. For more information, you can go here. Project Grant – up to $750 from Master Gardener Foundation — Last Call for 2021 Applications *New* Not-for-profit projects are encouraged to apply for a project materials grant from the Jefferson County Master Gardeners Foundation. Applications need to be received by May 1. If you belong to a community garden, school, community organizations that has a project in mind, please email Nita or call 360-385-3590 for the full guidelines to review and get your grant application in right away. Master Gardener Plant Clinics Starting – Mon, Apr 19th *Online* Master Gardener Plant Clinics will take place on Mondays, starting April 19th and go till Sept 27th. Have a question about a gardening/landscaping/native plants? Master Gardeners are here to help! Whether it’s an insect infestation, what to plant on your septic field or an unknown pathogen destroying your beloved plants, certified Master Gardeners are available to give your science-based answers to your questions or provide advice. You can schedule a Zoom appointment here. Or you can submit your question(s) through anonline form. Just click the Create a Sign-Up button their webpage, and you will be able to schedule a 30-minute time slot with a Master Gardener. Not able to meet on Mondays? You can fill out an online form and a Master Gardener will get back to you via email. Time: 12:30-2:30 pm Location: Zoom Online Exploring Radiocarbon Chronology of Western WA Shell Midden Sites – Wed, Apr 21st *Online* JCHS is thrilled to announce an upcoming online archaeology talk, hosted by Gary Wessen, 2020 recipient of the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation Award for Career Achievement. This talk will present original research summarizing radiocarbon dates from shell midden sites in western Washington and what they may be telling us about changes in the precontact human population and the antiquity of maritime adaptations. Suggested $10 donation. Register here via Simpletix. For more information, go here. Time: 7:00 pm Location: Zoom Online Earth Day at Fort Flagler State Park – Sat, Apr 24th Help restore the natural beauty at Fort Flagler State Park by removing invasive plant species. Friends of Fort Flagler is organizing a park clean up. We’re looking for volunteers to sign up for two-hour shifts (9-11 or 11-1). The Park will be giving free day passes to any volunteer who does not have state park passes. Volunteers will bring their own tools, water, masks, and gloves and be directed to a specific site. We will be following CDC and State pandemic guidelines to keep all our volunteers safe. Please sign up by registering here. If you have questions, please email them for more information. Times: 9 am and 1 pm Location: Fort Flagler Stream Stewards Class Registration Open: Applications Accepted through Fri, Apr 30th *Online* Want to know more about our local streams, salmon, water quality and habitat restoration? Join the WSU Extension Stream Stewards class! This 6-week virtual course offers presentations by regional experts around the Olympic Peninsula with an emphasis on the rivers/streams that flow into the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound, and the environments that impact them. The class includes Zoom sessions, recommended field observations & activities, and connections with organizations that offer opportunities to get involved in local efforts. In addition, we are presenting a supplemental virtual natural history course which centers on Olympic Peninsula flora and fauna identification and observation, culminating in a field trip (COVID guidance permitting). Upon completion, volunteers are asked to commit to 20 hours of ecosystem-based volunteer service in the next year. Opportunities range from citizen science projects to engaging in public outreach. Volunteers choose the opportunities that best fit their skills and interests. Class lectures: Wednesdays, May 5th – June 9th, 9:30 – 12:30 pm Nature study: Mondays, May 10th – June 14th, 10:30 – 12:00 pm (no class May 31st) Cost: $25, Scholarships are available To register, go here.Go here for more information or email Bridget. |
| Community Notices Local 20/20’s Weekly Announcements is Seeking a Weekly Newsletter Editor Do you like to write? Do you have a passion for building local sustainability and resilience? As our volunteer editor you review submissions and edit them for brevity, clarity, and coherence, and check to see if they are still current. The Editor needs editing skills of course, plus basic writing and computer skills and an interest in keeping track of what’s going on in our community. Coaching in MailChimp will be provided, and a byline is an option. A great way to get experience! Our weekly distribution goes out to a list of about 1000 subscribers. Your weekly time commitment would be approximately 3-7 hours depending. It can be a fun and rewarding way to contribute to our community. Those with questions or interest are asked to email us here. Local 20/20 COVID-19 Resources l2020.org/COVID-19/ *Online* A central location for community-wide information relating to COVID-19, updated frequently. Includes Reliable Information Sources, Vaccine info, Food Sources, Community Covid-19 Resource pages, Giving and Getting Assistance, Community Events Online, Community Face Mask Program, and information web posts related to COVID-19. Look in the red box at the top of the page for all the newest information. Help Local 20/20 Implement its Mission Local 20/20’s mission is “Working together toward local sustainability and resilience – integrating ecology, economy and community through action and education.” As you likely know, we implement this in various ways. Much work happens through our action groups, including Community Gardens, Intergenerational Art Happenings, Neighborhood Preparedness, Compassionate Communication Trainings, the Taming Bigfoot carbon footprint contest, Health and Wellness and Waste Reduction projects. We also lead cross-action group projects such as the visioning the future survey, and public meet and greets. As part of the Transition Network (a movement of communities coming together to reimagine and rebuild our world), we participate in regional and national virtual gatherings. The times we are living in are encouraging Local 20/20 to grow, to better serve and connect our community. If you are fortunate to have extra funds due to the stimulus, or just think the time is right for donating, please see our Donate page. We are a grassroots organization with no paid staff, so your money goes far. While on our website, check out the Action Group information and the ways you can get involved. Local 20/20 Social Justice Workgroup Webpage Now Live *Online* Besides the Local 20/20 Social Justice Statement and Addendum, the newly launched pages feature sources we are reading and discussing, community organizations and businesses to support, a spotlight on a regional community artist, and links to other reading and visual resources. Our intent is to learn and share how to be an antiracist, how to support antiracist policies and ideas, and how to incorporate anti-racism into our core purpose, identifying the relationship between climate justice and social justice. To view the new pages, go here. You can find it hereor at the Resiliency of the Heart group webpages. Check out our New Music section (on the first link) to share the voices of young Native Americans. Download Port Townsend Walking Times Map Local 20/20 Transportation Lab‘s popular walking times map is downloadable here. It provides approximate travel time on foot between points. Estimates are based on an average speed of 3 mph. Walking is healthy, social, fun, costs nothing, keeps your carbon footprint small and allows you to maintain social distance. Use the map to find new routes across our beautiful town. This is a subset of the full announcements. Read the full version, including the full list of Community Notices, and Resiliency Readings. |
